Germany files case against Italy in international court over Nazi war crimes compensation cases Patrick Slater | Vermont Law School, US May 2, 2022 11:42:57 am Germany filed an application Friday to bring proceedings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Italy for continuing to allow victims of Nazi war crimes to claim compensation from Germany even after an earlier ruling that such claims violate international law.In its application, Germany stated:Italian domestic courts have in the past disregarded the jurisdictional immunity of Germany as a sovereign State by allowing civil claims to be brought against Germany based on violations...